Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-05-20

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bulletin for the week ending May IA, 1887:
TEMPERATURE
during the current week: The weather
has been warmer than usual in all agri
cultural districts east of the Rocky Noun
taIns and in the southern half snd ex-
treme northern portion of California, the
only section porting col ier weather,tha
the average for tho week being the Low
er Rio Grande Valley. Ore gon, Washing
ton Territory and Central California.
The excess of temperature over the nor
NAL for the week in the wheat and corn
region of the Ohio, Upper Mississippi,
and L.wer Missouri valley, ranged from
so degrees to 75 degrees, daily average
of from about 6 degrees to IL degrees
above the normal. This excess of tenn
perature has servrd to advance the season
over the region where the total deficiency
in temperature since Jan, l ranges from
100 degrees to 800 degrees. In the Gulf
States, Tennessee, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland and Delaware, the week
was about % degrees warmer than usual,
thus increasing the excess of temperature
previously reported in these sections.
In the cotton reg ion the excess of tenn
perature for the season now ranges from
Atlantic coast the average temperature
for the week was about the normal, there
by changing but slightly the total defici-
ency of from 100 degrees to 200 degees,
as noted in the bulletin for previous
week.
RAINFALL.
During the past week there has been a
deficiency of rainfall in all sections, ex-
in ha 10 do Vollav Dalo-
ware, Maryland, and sections in Oregon
and Washington Territory, wh:re slight
rainfall during the week has helped to
increase the deficiency already existing
in the Southern States, where the rain
fall since Jan. has been from six to ten
inches less than the average for the sea
son. The rainfall for the season is slight
ly in excess from Northern Wisconsin
westward to Northern Dakota, and in the
upper Ohio Valley, the eastern portions
of New York and Pennsylvania, and in
Southern Michigan.
Generally In wheat and corn regions of
the North the week has been exceptional
ly favorable for agricultural pursuits.
The dry, warm weather continues in the
cotton regions east of the Mississippi,
while the west of the Mississippi has
been favorable to the cotton crop. AL
though there is large deficiency in the
rainfall in the cotton region, the recent
showers have improved the condition of
the crop in the Lower Mississippi Valley,
while the weather in North and South
Carolina and Southern Virginia is re-
ported as favorable for the growth of the
plant.
A. w. GREELY, Chief Signal Officer.
CROP CONDITIONS.
The following is The weekly crop report
printed by the Chicago Farmers Review:
"Our reports for the last week show that
while some localities were favored with
seasonable rains, others and the greater
number are needing rain, and that in its
continued absence crops will suffer ser
iously. Reports on the condition of win
ter wheat continGe fairly favorable Four
teen counties in Illinois report an aver
age condition of 80 per cent. Marion: and
Williamson report injury by chinch bugs,
and Bureau from sdrought. In Indiana,
Clay, Laporte, and Crawford Counties
report condition at 100 per cent; Hen
bricks, st. Joseph ard Parke as good,
Ohio as fair, and Noble as poor. In Ohio
the average condition in six counties re-
porting by percentages Is 50 per cent.
Brown County reports condition fair to
good, and Clinton good. In Michigan
SIX counties report an average condition
of 80 per cent. and Montclam reports
above average. From Kentucky, Mullen
burg, Nelson, and Trimble Counties re-
port condition 100 per cent, Whitley
County 80 per cent, Crittenden and Law
renee fair, and Webster good, and one be-
low average. From Kansas eight counties
report an average condition of 20 per
cent; Chautauqua and Graham Counties
report condition good, Ness reports poor.
and Cherokee damaged by chinch bugs.
Reports from the winter wheat counties
in Wisconsin indicate a condition of 70
to so per cent.
The spring wheat-growing territory
gives the following figures: Ten Iowa
counties report an average condition of
80 per cent, two report good, one above
average and one below. From Minnesota,
nine counties report condition fair to
good. Seven counties in Dakota report a
full average condition, and the same Is
true of SIX counties reporting from Ne
brsska. While the showing on the whole
is fairly good for the time these reports
were forwarded, it remains a fact that
continued dry weather will materially re-
duce these percentages of condition.
Throughout almost the entire territory
covered by our reports the meadows and
pastures are reported as needing rain.
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